About the artist:

Stanley Wingate Woodward (1890-1970) was an American painter, illustrator, teacher, and writer best known for his marine paintings and atmospheric views of the New England coast.

Born in Malden, Massachusetts, Woodward studied at the Eric Pape School of Art, the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. His studies were interrupted by World War I, during which he served in France with the 28th Division Field Artillery. After returning home, he worked as a freelance illustrator before increasingly devoting himself to painting.

Woodward achieved an important early success in 1925 when his first solo exhibition of marine paintings in Boston sold out. He eventually settled in Rockport, Massachusetts, in 1937, becoming closely associated with the artistic community of Cape Ann. The rocky coastline, harbors, fishing vessels, open water, and changing weather of New England became the defining subjects of his work.

In addition to painting, Woodward was an influential teacher and author. He operated the Woodward Outdoor Painting School in Rockport and taught at several institutions around the country. His books, including Adventure in Marine Painting and Marine Painting in Oil and Water Color, further established his reputation as an authority on marine painting.

Woodward exhibited widely and belonged to organizations including the Guild of Boston Artists, American Water Color Society, Allied Artists of America, North Shore Art Association, and Rockport Art Association. He died in Gloucester, Massachusetts, in 1970, leaving behind a substantial body of work devoted to the sea and coastal landscape of New England.